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February 29, 2016

By Valeria Araujo – News Editor

Law’s National Honor Society recently inducted new members from the junior and senior classes. NHS advisor Ms. Turcotte spoke with The Advocate about this year’s incoming class and about the process of becoming an NHS member.

Valeria Araujo: How many people were inducted this year?

Ms. Turcotte: Twenty-three students were inducted – 21 juniors and two seniors.

VA: Why do you think NHS is important?

MT: While we have a lot of very bright and motivated students in our school, it is nice to recognize these students who go above and beyond.  

VA: How does one go about becoming an NHS member?

MT: The four basic requirements for NHS are scholarship, leadership, service, and character.  Students are invited to apply based on their GPA. They must then fill out an application that provides evidence of the leadership and service components.  Teachers rate the candidates on their character.  An anonymous faculty council reviews the applications (anonymously) to determine which students meet the requirements.

VA: What do NHS members do once they are inducted?

MT: The National Honor Society is a service-based organization. The students take part in or facilitate projects that are meant to serve the community (both the school community and the Milford community).  Some of the projects that we do are the Giving Tree, the Brain Bowl, and Welcome Back Graduates.

VA: What are the benefits to becoming a member?

MT: This is a question you may want to ask one of the members to answer. Aside from the honor of being recognized, the club provides an opportunity for these students to continue to serve as leaders and to serve the school community with other like-minded students. Membership also provides them with many scholarship opportunities that are only available to NHS members. The national organization has also been providing more and more college planning and preparation information to members and their families through webinars and such.